Hello,
Today, I wanted to talk a bit more than I did on March 6th, about the elevated dryer. Just to let you know, when we were building our first house, we told our plumber we wanted to elevate our dryer. He told us, we were "nuts". We had a few more "interesting" conversations about elevating that dryer. He just did not get the concept. In his defense, he just did not understand the concept. He was used to a standard code. The idea was foreign to him. But, as you can see by the picture on the right side, we did get our elevated dryer.
As it turned out, it wasn't a big deal. I had 10 wonderful years comfortably removing my stuff from our dryer and folding clothes in that small area. As you can see in the picture, the dryer was in a very confined space, but amazingly, it worked.
In the picture on the left, you will see a picture of a washer and dryer in a garage, placed on a platform. We moved to a home that was built by someone else. The house came with a front loading washer and dryer. The only place for the washer and dryer was in the garage. So, ignore the mess, and focus on the platform that is supporting the washer and dryer.
The Mechanical Benefit: The elevated height makes a huge difference in the amount of muscle strength and effort required to do this work. This keeps the body in a nice comfortable posture and really reduces awkward postures that increase muscular strain on the spine, and can cause pain, fatigue, and you know, make the whole task a bummer.
Messy But Functional
You can see this is a garage. There was no space for hanging clothes. If you look closely, you can see, we also created a modified clothes hanging area by using the framing that holds an air conditioning unit. It looks messy, but it works like a dream.
I hope this tip was worth while to someone out there. Please let me know about your ideas, thoughts, or suggestions. Send photos, too.
Be safe and healthy,
Dr. Vanessa
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